"To me there is no past or future in art. The art of the great painters who lived in other times is not an art of the past; perhaps it is more alive today than it ever was."
--Pablo Picasso

Monday, July 22, 2013

Picturing the Price of Being an Artist

“Artists don’t have families,” the
mysterious Warner Dax
tells confused painter Daniel at their first meeting in the new film The Time Being.
Dax (played by film and theater legend Frank Langella)
challenges Daniel (played by Wes
Bentley) not just to complete a series of obscure tasks for the cash to
keep his struggling career, marriage, and family alive, but also to consider
the price he’s paying in the pursuit of art. Time spent painting means time not
spent with family. An enigmatic film full of subtle acting and shot in a subtle,
but powerfully evocative style, The Time
Being thoughtfully examines the cost of the creative life and seriously
asks if it is truly worth paying. Please come over to Picture This at Big Think to read more of "Picturing the Price of Being an Artist."

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